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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.1539
Security Bulletin: Potential denial of service may affect
IBM HTTP Server on Windows (CVE-2015-1829)
12 June 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM HTTP Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-1829
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21959081
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Security Bulletin: Potential denial of service may affect IBM HTTP Server on
Windows (CVE-2015-1829)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM HTTP Server
Software version:
6.1, 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.5
Operating system(s):
Windows
Reference #:
1959081
Modified date:
2015-06-10
Summary
There is a potential denial of service that may affect IBM HTTP Server on
Windows (CVE-2015-1829). To exploit the attack requires local access to the
server system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1829
DESCRIPTION: Apache Portable Runtime is vulnerable to a denial of service,
caused by an error when using APR named pipe support on Windows. An attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to cause a pipe squatting attack from a local
process.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/103204 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
The following IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server may be
affected:
Version 8.5 and 8.5.5
Version 8
Version 7
Version 6.1
Remediation/Fixes
For affected IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server:
For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.5 Full Profile:
Upgrade to 8.5.5.5 and then apply Interim Fix PI39833
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Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.7 or later (targeted availability 11 September 2015).
For V8.0 through 8.0.0.10:
Upgrade to 8.0.0.9 and then apply Interim Fix PI39833
- --OR--
Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.11 or later (targeted availability 17 August 2015).
For V7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.37:
Upgrade to 7.0.0.37 and then apply Interim Fix PI39833
- --OR--
Apply Fix Pack 7.0.0.39 or later (targeted availability 26 October 2015).
For V6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.47:
Upgrade to Fix Pack 6.1.0.47 and then apply cumulative interim Fix PI39833
For V6.0.0.0 through 6.0.2.43:
Upgrade to Fix Pack 6.0.2.43 and then apply cumulative interim Fix PI39833
from IBM Support.
If you are using an earlier unsupported release, IBM strongly recommends that
you upgrade.
Workarounds and Mitigations
none
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
10 June 2015: original document published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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